The Environmental Laboratory Approval Program (ELAP) of the Wadsworth Center was established in 1984, under Section 502 of the Public Health Law and is responsible for the certification of laboratories performing environmental analyses on samples originating from New York State, thus ensuring the accuracy and reliability of these analyses.

ELAP currently grants certification to commercial, facility self-monitoring and government operated environmental laboratories, in the following fields of accreditation:

• Air and Emissions
• Potable (Drinking) Water
• Non-Potable Water
• Solid and Chemical Waste
• Medical Marijuana1

New Jersey Laboratory

• New Jersey DEP ELCP #04624 CertificateView
• New York State DOH ELAP #12053 – Potable WaterView
• New York State DOH ELAP #12053 – Non-Potable WaterView